Engineering Manager

MONY Group plc; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm in Manchester is looking for an Engineering Manager to lead high-performing software engineering teams. This role involves coaching engineers, ensuring quality practices, and collaborating with product peers for sustainable delivery. The ideal candidate will have software engineering experience, strong leadership skills, and a commitment to fostering an inclusive team environment. This role offers a hybrid working model and a variety of benefits.

Benefits

Up to 30 days holiday + bank holidays

Bonus scheme

Pension up to 6% employer contribution

Enhanced shared parental leave

Work-from-anywhere scheme

Mental health platform access

Qualifications

• Experience as a software engineer with a strong understanding of engineering practices.
• Proven success in line management and coaching high-performing teams.
• Passion for agile delivery and modern engineering practices such as TDD and CI/CD.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop engineers through regular one-on-ones and actionable feedback.
• Drive delivery excellence by setting goals and tracking progress.
• Collaborate across disciplines including Product, Design, and Data.

Skills

Line management experience

Agile delivery

Strong communication skills

Coaching abilities

Commitment to diversity

Job description

Location Manchester (Spinningfields) | Hybrid : 2 days in the office per week

About us

At MONY Group , we help millions of people save money when it matters most. Through MoneySuperMarket , MoneySavingExpert , Quidco , and our B2B partnerships, we reach over 24 million unique monthly visitors , saving UK households billions of pounds every year . It’s something we’re proud of, and you could be part of it.

We’re creative, collaborative, and ambitious. It’s hard work, but it’s worth it : you’ll leave each day knowing you’ve made a real difference to our customers and your team.

The role

We’re hiring an Engineering Manager to lead high-performing software engineering teams and create the conditions for them to thrive. You’ll be a technical expert , delivery leader and people coach , ensuring engineers feel supported, grow in their careers, and deliver measurable impact to customers.

You’ll work closely with Product peers to align priorities, maintain roadmaps, and ensure predictable, sustainable delivery. You’ll also champion engineering quality, simplicity, and modern practices , including the adoption of AI-powered tools like GitHub Copilot to supercharge workflows.

You won’t write production code, but you’ll need the technical depth to coach effectively, ask the right questions, and advocate for best practices.

Above all, you’ll help us build inclusive, collaborative teams that do work that matters.

What you’ll do

• Lead and develop engineers through regular 1 : 1s, clear objectives, and actionable feedback.
• Drive delivery excellence : set goals, track progress, and enable continuous improvement.
• Shape team composition to align with roadmap priorities and business outcomes.
• Champion engineering standards and coach for simplicity and quality.
• Remove friction from development workflows through better tooling and processes.
• Collaborate across disciplines : Product, Design, Data, and Principal Engineers.
• Grow and hire talent , ensuring inclusive recruitment and strong retention.
• Foster high-trust, inclusive teams where everyone feels ownership and belonging.
• Lead adoption of AI tools to boost developer speed and quality.

What you’ll bring

• Experience as a software engineer; you understand the challenges teams face and the best practices they need to adopt.
• Proven success in line management , coaching, and enabling high-performing teams.
• Passion for agile delivery and modern engineering practices (TDD, CI / CD).
• Strong communication skills and ability to build trust quickly.
• Commitment to diversity, inclusion, and creating a culture of belonging .
• A growth mindset and enthusiasm for continuous learning.

Why MONY Group?

• Hybrid working : 2 days in the office, the rest where you work best.
• Learning culture : Mentorship, LinkedIn Learning license, and conference attendance.
• Community : Hack days, socials, and annual Product & Tech meetups.
• Career growth : Clear progression framework and opportunities to move across teams.

Rewards & benefits

• Up to 30 days holiday + bank holidays
• Bonus scheme
• Pension up to 6% employer contribution
• Enhanced shared parental leave (6 months paid for both parents)
• Work-from-anywhere scheme (2 weeks per year)
• Mental health platform access, financial coaching, and more

Interview process

• Introductory call with Talent Acquisition
• Interview covering EM responsibilities, behaviours, and a scenario-based exercise
• Final stage with our CTO

Our commitment

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

We're an inclusive, anti-racist and equal opportunity employer that values diversity. This means we respect and embrace differences in gender identity, race, ethnic origin, sexual expression and orientation, religion and faith, age, marital status, disability, neurodiversity, social background, education and way of thinking. We’re a place where you can be you.

Our customers and users come from different backgrounds, as do our colleagues. We welcome applications from everyone, and particularly encourage women and Black, Asian and ethnic minority candidates to apply as we’re actively building representation that’s more closely reflective of the communities we serve. Our appointments are made on merit, following a robust and objective assessment process, and the candidate with the highest score is offered the role. If you’re passionate about our purpose of helping households save money and excited about what you could accomplish here, we’d love to hear from you.

Ready to go beyond comparison?

We understand that job adverts only say so much and you’re likely to have a lot of questions. If you’d like to know anything before applying such as more on the location, salary, our parental leave policy etc, please just let us know and we’ll be happy to help. You can contact the recruiter for this role, Tom at [e-mail]